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thedcnative wrote:Well, I don't think we went into this season expecting anything great. Getting swept in that first series and then heading to Atlanta to play the red hot Braves isn't the best start to anyone's season. Hopefully, our fortunes will turn before it's over. And besides...bad baseball is a Washington tradition
Sir_Monk wrote:thedcnative wrote:Well, I don't think we went into this season expecting anything great. Getting swept in that first series and then heading to Atlanta to play the red hot Braves isn't the best start to anyone's season. Hopefully, our fortunes will turn before it's over. And besides...bad baseball is a Washington tradition
first in war, first in peace and last in the NL East
thedcnative wrote:Sir_Monk wrote:thedcnative wrote:Well, I don't think we went into this season expecting anything great. Getting swept in that first series and then heading to Atlanta to play the red hot Braves isn't the best start to anyone's season. Hopefully, our fortunes will turn before it's over. And besides...bad baseball is a Washington tradition
first in war, first in peace and last in the NL East
That's how it goes, man.
I tell ya, this is kind of nice, though. My grandfather cheered for the old Senators when they were bad. My dad cheered for the new Senators and God KNOWS they sucked. Now, I get that with the Nationals. 3 generations of bad baseball.
...yay.
thedcnative wrote:0-6...*sigh*
You guys wanna win one this month or what?
thedcnative wrote:0-6...*sigh*
You guys wanna win one this month or what?
Sir_Monk wrote:thedcnative wrote:0-6...*sigh*
You guys wanna win one this month or what?
0-7 now...rough game....
thedcnative wrote:Sir_Monk wrote:thedcnative wrote:0-6...*sigh*
You guys wanna win one this month or what?
0-7 now...rough game....
I saw the score. No defense! You can hit home runs six ways to Sunday, but if you don't have sound fielding and solid pitching, you're not going to get anywhere.
MDSKINSFAN wrote:thedcnative wrote:Sir_Monk wrote:thedcnative wrote:0-6...*sigh*
You guys wanna win one this month or what?
0-7 now...rough game....
I saw the score. No defense! You can hit home runs six ways to Sunday, but if you don't have sound fielding and solid pitching, you're not going to get anywhere.
Exactly what I was thinking. If we even had decent defense and pitching today we would have won the game.
thedcnative wrote:WE WON! Woo!
MDSKINSFAN wrote:Finally we bring up Zimmerman.
CanesSkins26 wrote:MDSKINSFAN wrote:Finally we bring up Zimmerman.
He looked really good last night. A lot of poise for someone making his first major league start.
thedcnative wrote:Zimmermann had a great outing a couple days ago. The Nats actually made a comeback yesterday and the bullpen was ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE LEAD IN THE 9TH
What is this madness?
MDSKINSFAN wrote:CanesSkins26 wrote:MDSKINSFAN wrote:Finally we bring up Zimmerman.
He looked really good last night. A lot of poise for someone making his first major league start.
He looked better than I expected for his 1st start. I thought he would have been on the major league roster from the season opener so I have been waiting for him. Hopefully with him and this Strassberg assuming we draft and actually sign him we can build a stronger rotation for the future.
He is a junior at San Diego State University, and was 8-3, with a 1.57 earned run average and 133 strikeouts in 97.1 innings for the Aztecs last season. On April 11, 2008 he struck out 23 University of Utah batters.[1] He is known for his blazing fastball; which consistently reaches 101 MPH and his curveball which is usually between 86 and 88 MPH (typically a slider is the only breaking ball that reaches that speed). His slider has been clocked in the mid to late 90's as well.
SI.com's Jon Heyman has a new column up. In talking to club execs who have spoken with Scott Boras about Stephen Strasburg, Heyman believes Boras does have $50MM in mind. Boras allegedly likened Strasburg to fictional pitcher Sidd Finch, with the plan being to shatter previous draft pick bonuses by using Daisuke Matsuzaka's contract as a model. One Nationals person told Heyman, "We'll pay the $10 million, and we'll get him signed."
CanesSkins26 wrote:MDSKINSFAN wrote:CanesSkins26 wrote:MDSKINSFAN wrote:Finally we bring up Zimmerman.
He looked really good last night. A lot of poise for someone making his first major league start.
He looked better than I expected for his 1st start. I thought he would have been on the major league roster from the season opener so I have been waiting for him. Hopefully with him and this Strassberg assuming we draft and actually sign him we can build a stronger rotation for the future.
We HAVE to draft and sign Strasburg. The kid is a flat-out stud.He is a junior at San Diego State University, and was 8-3, with a 1.57 earned run average and 133 strikeouts in 97.1 innings for the Aztecs last season. On April 11, 2008 he struck out 23 University of Utah batters.[1] He is known for his blazing fastball; which consistently reaches 101 MPH and his curveball which is usually between 86 and 88 MPH (typically a slider is the only breaking ball that reaches that speed). His slider has been clocked in the mid to late 90's as well.SI.com's Jon Heyman has a new column up. In talking to club execs who have spoken with Scott Boras about Stephen Strasburg, Heyman believes Boras does have $50MM in mind. Boras allegedly likened Strasburg to fictional pitcher Sidd Finch, with the plan being to shatter previous draft pick bonuses by using Daisuke Matsuzaka's contract as a model. One Nationals person told Heyman, "We'll pay the $10 million, and we'll get him signed."